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- Dictionarypang/paŋ/
noun
- 1. a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion: "Lindsey experienced a sharp pang of guilt" Similar
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PANG definition: 1. a sudden sharp feeling, especially of painful emotion: 2. a sudden sharp feeling, especially of…. Learn more.
1. : a brief piercing spasm of pain. the pangs of childbirth. 2. : a sharp attack of mental anguish. pangs of remorse. a pang of guilt. a pang of disappointment. pang. 2 of 2. verb. panged; panging; pangs. transitive verb. : to cause to have pangs : torment. Synonyms. Noun. ache. pain. prick.
A pang is a sharp jab or an intense hurt that comes on suddenly. If you've felt an all-of-a-sudden, deep sadness that seems to hit you even in the back of the eyes, you've probably had a pang of emotion over a loss or a tragic story.
a sudden sharp feeling, especially of painful emotion: a pang of jealousy. We hadn't eaten since yesterday and the hunger pangs were getting harder to ignore. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pain & painful. -racked. aches and pains. achy. agonizing. analgesia. be murder on something idiom. birth pangs. brain freeze. dull. grief.
Pang definition: a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing. See examples of PANG used in a sentence.
A pang is a sudden strong feeling or emotion, for example of sadness or pain. For a moment she felt a pang of guilt about the way she was treating him. American English : pang / ˈpæŋ /
1. a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress: a pang of guilt. 2. a sudden, brief, and sharp pain: the pangs of childbirth. [1495–1505; orig. uncertain]
